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Which of these is a personal tragedy edgar allan poe experienced?

A - his favorite sister died of tuberculosis
B - his parents died when he was young
C - his fiancee tried to take his life
D - his stepfather robbed him of his wealth

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Both of his parents died of tuberculosis when he was a toddler. Due to this his family got split up. He took his foster family's last name was Allan, which he took as his middle name. 
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